Covid 19 Variants
latest news & developments
Covid-19 in South Africa: Which approach should we take now?
The trick to tackling Covid-19 at this stage is to be adaptive. The government’s one-size-fits-all approach is broken; we need to be more flexible. But we should not throw away…
Covid-19 vaccines still protect against severe illness from the Omicron variant
The vast majority of hospital admissions in Gauteng are of unvaccinated people, data from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases shows
South Africa not yet at risk from newly emerged ‘Delta Plus’ mutation, say scientists
Scientists are collecting information on the new Delta Plus Covid-19 mutation, a sublineage of the Delta variant that is causing infections to rise globally
Rise of the variants: What you need to know about the Delta variant in SA
SA’s lockdown regulations are tightening to better curb the spread of Covid-19, amid concerns that the Delta variant could drive a surge of infections
Three for three: Understanding the Covid-19 variants circulating during South Africa’s third wave
Which variants have been detected in SA and how do they differ? Each form of the virus behaves slightly differently and could affect what the pandemic looks like. We break it down.
As the Covid-19 third-wave hits, how many South Africans have had the virus already?
Increasing seroprevalence in South Africa could help curb the disastrous effects a third wave could have on communities. But no one is out of the woods yet